Caludec Bicalutamide 50mg Tablet

Trade Name: Caludec

Manufacturer: Samarth Life Sciences Pvt Ltd

Presentation: Tablet

Strength: 50mg

Is Caludec Bicalutamide 50mg Tablet a chemotherapy drug?

Casodex (Caludec Bicalutamide 50mg Tablet ) is an anti-androgen, which is a sort of hormone treatment used to treat prostate cancer. It is not a type of chemotherapy. When you have cancer, you have several treatment options, including hormone therapy and chemotherapy.

What is the purpose of a Caludec Bicalutamide 50mg Tablet ?

Caludec Bicalutamide 50mg Tablet is used in combination with other medications (GnRH agonists as leuprolide or goserelin) to treat metastatic prostate cancer (cancer that started in the prostate and has spread to other parts of the body). Bicalutamide belongs to the class of medicines known as nonsteroidal antiandrogens.

What are the Caludec Bicalutamide 50mg Tablet side effects?

  • The following are common bicalutamide adverse effects:
  • anaemia;
  • urine with blood in it;
  • Fibromyalgia, chills, and flu-like symptoms;
  • breathing problems;
  • bursts of heat;
  • back, pelvic, or stomach discomfort;
  • arm, ankle, leg, or foot swelling;
    excessive urination at night;

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What are the advantages of using bicalutamide?

When administered alone or in combination with an LHRH-A, bicalutamide is well tolerated. As a solo, bicalutamide maintains libido and sexual potency, and as a combination medication, it has a lower incidence of diarrhoea than flutamide.

Is bicalutamide effective at lowering PSA?

Conclusions: Bicalutamide 150 mg significantly lowers the chance of PSA advancement, regardless of whether patients received standard care such as radical prostatectomy or radiation.

Does bicalutamide cause prostate shrinkage?

Bicalutamide is a drug that prevents testosterone from reaching cancer cells. Prostate cancer may shrink or cease growing if testosterone is not present.

Is bicalutamide effective at shrinking tumours?

Bicalutamide is an anti-androgen, which is a type of hormone medication. It prevents testosterone from entering cancer cells. This may help to halt the progression of your cancer and even shrink it.

What is the time it takes for bicalutamide to start working?

Bicalutamide will be begun roughly 5-7 days before you take the LHRH agonist in some circumstances (e.g. spinal cord metastases). This is done to prevent the “flare” or spike in testosterone that happens after taking an LHRH agonist. Many factors influence the amount of medicine you receive.

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